With the school year rapidly coming to an end, don’t be tempted to take a vacation from reading! Summer is a great time to reinforce skills, to foster individual interests, and to make sure your child does not lose critical reading strategies aquired during the […]

Play is an important part of a child’s development. For babies and toddlers, playing is the best way to learn. When you engage both a child’s curiosity and his/her desire to have fun, learning comes naturally.
Older children learn at school, but they can also continue to learn through play. Physical activities improve motor skills. Toys […]

Do you remember sitting on your mother’s lap while she read you a story? Most of us have fond memories of having a parent, teacher, or caregiver read to us. The reading experts call this “lap reading”, and it is vital to a child’s reading development. In fact, according to some reading researchers, children need […]

Blocks are one of the most basic toys you can find. It may seem they don’t really do anything and in their simplest form they’re just little wooden cubes. But to a child, they represent a world of possibilities.
Blocks are great toys for children of all ages. Infants love soft blocks to […]